(A) Upon receipt of each application, the Clerk-Treasurer may refer it immediately to the Chief of Police who may make and complete an investigation of the statements made in such registration.
(B)
The original limited criminal history must be attached to the original application and will be submitted to the Chief of Police for review.
(C) The Chief of Police or designee will review the application and associated documents and approve or deny the license application within 20 business days of submission. Any application that is not filled out completely shall not be given further consideration.
(D) The Chief of Police shall deny and/or revoke any license and/or identification card if:
(1) The applicant has had any convictions for a misdemeanor or felony within 15 years of the date of application for an offense of dishonesty, fraud, theft and/or moral turpitude.
(2) An application is incomplete, false or intentionally misleading.
(3) A solicitor is charged with or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor crime before the expiration of the license or identification card.
(4) A solicitor fails to properly display their identification card while engaged in solicitation.
(5) Two or more sworn complaints have been made to the Plainfield Police Department regarding allegedly untruthful or illegal conduct concerning the solicitor.
(6) Failure to follow any of the rules or regulations or items outlined in this subchapter.
(E) All licenses and/or identification card denials or revocations shall be in writing and include the date and reason for denial and/or revocation.
(F) The limited criminal history provided shall be valid six months from issue.
(G) The Clerk-Treasurer shall refuse to register the applicant if it is determined pursuant to the investigation above that: the application contains any material omission or materially inaccurate statement; complaints of a material nature have been received and proven against the applicant by authorities in the three previous cities, villages and towns, in which the applicant conducted similar business; the applicant was convicted of a crime, statutory violation or ordinance violation within the last five years, the nature of which is directly related to the applicant’s fitness to engage in direct selling; or the applicant failed to comply with any applicable provision of § 111.058.
(1991 Draft Code, § 4-43) (Ord. 18-2018, passed 7-23-2018)